Wicked Local Core Four Girls Soccer poll

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Oct 8, 2018 at 2:57 PMOct 8, 2018 at 2:57 PM

In the blink of an eye, here we stand at the midpoint of the regular season.

In the blink of an eye, here we stand at the midpoint of the regular season.

Some questions have already been answered. Marshfield is indeed a very good soccer team and, despite the loss of all-state player Kira Maguire with a knee injury, Hingham is a still a team to be feared.

Some other questions have yet to be answered. Can Silver Lake put it all together before it’s too late? And can Weymouth and Plymouth South keep up the pace they set in the first half of the season?

We’ll know the answers to those questions and many more in a month. Stay tuned.

WICKED LOCAL CORE FOUR POLL

1. Marshfield (8-0) – Nauset and Hingham get the opportunity to knock off the undefeated Lady Rams this week.

2. Weymouth (10-1-0) – They picked up an impressive 2-0 win over Whitman-Hanson last week. Natick and Walpole are on the agenda for the Wildcats this week.

3. Hingham (3-0-2) – The Harbomen found themselves against some top notch competition last week, taking Whitman-Hanson to a scoreless tie and beating Duxbury.

4. Norwell (9-1-1) – After a 1-1 tie with Hull, the Clippers got back on the right track with solid wins over Mashpee and Rockland. They’ve only allowed more than one goal in a game three times this season.

Olivia Kudrikow, Plymouth South, Jr. – The forward was on fire Monday, scoring five times for the Panthers in a 6-3 win over Hanover.

Kellie Smith and Alyssa Fleming, Marshfield – The Marshfield pair each scored a pair of goals Wednesday for the Rams in a 9-0 win over Dennis-Yarmouth.

Madison Blonde, Rockland, Sr. – Blonde had some fun Wednesday against Abington, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over the Green Wave.

GAMES OF THE WEEK

Thursday, Oct. 11 – Norwell at East Bridgewater, 4 p.m. – This should be a good game between two of the best teams in the South Shore League.

Friday, Oct. 12 – Marshfield at Hingham, 3:30 p.m. – Two of the top three teams in this week’s Core Four poll get together Friday afternoon in what should be one of the better games of the regular season.

Friday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 14 – Silver Lake vs. Duxbury – Two of the Patriot League’s top teams get together twice in three days as they start building a playoff portfolio.

The Core Four Girls Soccer Power Rankings are decided with the help of several factors: record, strength of schedule, performance against teams and margin of victory. The public schools in our coverage area include: Abington, Braintree, Carver, Cohasset, Hanover, Hingham, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth North, Plymouth South, Rockland, Scituate, Silver Lake, and Weymouth. Email team updates as well as nominations for players of the week to dwolcott@wickedlocal.com.